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  • Sena formally joins Fadnavis govt

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    The Shiv Sena  formally joined the BJP government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Ten Shiv Sena ministers, including five of cabinet rank and five of minister of state rank, were took oath in the first expansion of the Fadnavis ministry this afternoon. Ten Bharatiya Janata Party ministers – five of cabinet rank…

  • 2015 – Be strong to tame your troubles!

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    Whatever the problem you have to remember there are people that care…writes YZ Patel as the new year looms around the corner As the year draws to a close, delving deep into the cerebral recesses to what has gone on in the year. Certain events still resonate and stand-out like a lighthouse beacon in the…

  • How Bibi Committed Political Suicide ?

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    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU, comments on the latest developments in the Jewish state Prime Minster Netanyahu’s insistence on passing a bill that will define Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people is as disgraceful as his denial that Israel is not an occupying power.…

  • 17 killed in terror attack in Kashmir

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      Eight army men, including a senior officer, and three policemen were killed  battling a group of heavily armed militants who mounted a brazen attack on an army camp in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, a state that is in the midst of assembly elections. All the six rebels were killed, an official said.…

  • British Museum loans Parthenon statue to Russia

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    Part of the Parthenon marbles have been allowed to leave Britain for the first time through the loan of a sculpture to the Russian state museum, a media report said . The headless statue of a Greek river-god, Ilissos, will go on display in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Friday to celebrate the…

  • Priyanka Chopra: Everything I do is unique

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    At the peak of her career, Bollywood’s marquee actress Priyanka Chopra changed track to explore the world of music – only to emerge as a winner. And now she has ventured into film production. Describing her activities as “unique”, she said she doesn’t follow a path but creates her own. “I am not an ordinary…

  • Budapest Fashion Week

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    Model presents a creation by British designer Adam X Atelier during the Budapest Fashion Week in Budapest, Hungary.

  • Aishwarya Inaugurates New Longines Boutique

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    Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan during the inaugurates new Longines Boutique in Mumbai.  

  • US to investigate into Eric Garner case

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      US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Department of Justice will launch an independent investigation to determine if there was a violation of civil rights in the case of Eric Garner, a black man who died at the hands of a policeman in New York. Just a few hours after the grand…

  • WW I Christmas truce letter found

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    Soldiers sharing cigars, singing songs and walking together in no-man’s land on Christmas Day in 1914 are some of the scenes described in a letter written by a British general. The letter, written by Gen. Walter Congreve to his wife on Christmas Day, details how the famous truce came about, BBC reported . Gen. Congreve,…

  • Reliance now eyes Mexico for oil

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     Reflecting its growing appetite to pursue hydrocarbon assets outside India, Reliance Industries has inked a global pact with Mexico’s state-run Pemex to explore oil and gas, even as the North American nation gears for a major international bidding round next year. “As per the memorandum of understanding, Reliance will cooperate with Pemex for the assessment…

  • Indian team in form down under

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      The second and final two-day tour game before India’s first Test against Australia ended in a draw with the Indians well in control of the proceedings at the Gliderol Stadium here. Indian batsmen posted 375 at tea on the second day, in reply to Cricket Australia (CA) XI’s 243 and reduced the hosts to…

  • US court reserves rights decision on Congress

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    A US court has reserved its decision on whether a 1984 rights violation case against India’s Congress Party could go before the federal court or dismissed due to lack of “touch and concern” with the US. Rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) had argued before the second circuit court of appeals in New York that…

  • Audacious attack on army camp in Kashmir

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      Heavily-armed militants mounted an audacious attack on an Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district early , triggering a fierce gunbattle that left the three rebels dead. Three soldiers and two policemen were also killed. The brazen pre-dawn terror attack took place at army’s Field Ordinance Camp located at Mohra near the…

  • Pakistan confirms ISIS presence with arrests

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    Pakistan  confirmed arrests in connection with activities of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group. Officials earlier played down the presence of IS in the country after unidentified people distributed pamphlets in parts of northwest Pakistan, some areas along the border with Afghanistan and Afghan refugee camps. The pamphlets were also distributed in the eastern…

  • Vaz urge EU to drop Indian mango ban

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    Mr  Keith Vaz MP, Britain’s longest serving Member of Parliament of Asian origin, has called for the European Union to lift a ban on imported Indian mangoes, following a positive report from the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office. Mr Vaz had campaigned for the lifting of the ban since its inception earlier this year and…

  • Modi mobbed at Navy chief’s ‘At Home’

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  posed for pictures for the men in uniform and their spouses as he attended the Navy chief’s ‘At Home’ reception here. The reception was hosted by Admiral R.K. Dhowan at his official residence on the 43rd Navy Day. High ranking officers of navy, army and the air force and their…

  • V.R.Krishna Iyer 1914-2014

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    Former Supreme Court Justice and Kerala minister V.R. Krishna Iyer  passed away in a hospital in Kochi, doctors said. Iyer celebrated his 100th birthday Nov 15. Fine lawyer, eminent jurist, incredible philosopher & above all a phenomenal human being. I bow to Justice Krishna Iyer. Modi said, “My association with Justice Krishna Iyer was special.…

  • Oxford Dictionaries to add 1,000 new words

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    ‘Mamil’ (middle-aged man in Lycra), ‘silvertail’ (a person who is socially prominent or who displays social aspirations) and ‘crony capitalism’ are among the 1,000 new words to be added to OxfordDictionaries.com, the free online dictionary, in its largest quarterly update so far. The entries by editors at Oxford Dictionaries reflect the influence of popular culture,…

  • Osborne stands by his plans

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    George Osborne has defended his economic plans amid claims that he is set to plunge Britain into a period of austerity not seen since the 1930s. The Chancellor grabbed headlines with the historic stamp duty reforms he announced, but cuts of £60bn to non-protected areas like police, local government and justice will be required in…

  • Saudi Arabia firm on health insurance for expats

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    Companies in Saudi Arabia which fail to pay for the medical insurance of expatriate workers and their families would be denied recruitment visas, media reported . “The regulations state that it is binding on an employer to subscribe to the insurance premium of all expatriate workers and their families. In the event of failure to…

  • Putin visit could bring the sparkle in relations

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    By Ranjana Narayan    India-Russia ties are set to get the sparkle of diamonds during the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin next week during which both sides would also seek to draw up a long-term vision of their key strategic ties. Putin will also address a joint session of the Indian…

  • Many miss World Cup probable list

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    Five members of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team – Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir – were  left out of the 30-member squad of probables for the 2015 One-Day International (ODI) World Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s All-India Senior Selection Committee met here and preferred…

  • Shiv Sena makes an U-turn

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      Burying the bitterness of the recent past, the opposition Shiv Sena has decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here Thursday. The state cabinet will be expanded Friday to include 10 Shiv Sena ministers, he said. This is the first instance in Maharashtra where an…

  • Scotland Yard officers in Pakistan

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    A mock exercise was staged in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi for six Scotland Yard officers who wanted to know how the police busted a terrorist plan in the city last June. Officials said that their curiosity was aroused by media reports that the Rawalpindi police detected the formidable arsenal of explosives and ammunition the…

  • Sophie the Stegosaurus reconstructed

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    Researchers hope to learn how much it weighed, how it moved and what it used its iconic back plates for. A UK team has scanned each of its 360 bones into a computer and has digitally reconstructed the dinosaur. The specimen, nicknamed “Sophie”, has been acquired by the Natural History Museum in London reported BBC.…

  • Vietnam Fashion Week

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    Models present creations of Thai designer Roj Singhakul during the Vietnam International Fashion Week 2014 in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

  • Aap Ki Adalat’s 21st anniversary celebrations

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    President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan  with Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor in Chief of India TV during Aap Ki Adalat’s 21st anniversary celebrations in New Delhi on Dec 2, 2014. Second December remains as the epic day in the history of…

  • Lebanon detains ISIS chief’s ex-wife

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    Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk has said that DNA samples of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been matched with one of the three children who are currently being held by Lebanese authorities and are suspected of being related to the jihadi chief. Machnouk said Wednesday DNA samples, which were sent over by…

  • Indian growth story attracts Americans

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    Lured by the growth potential of the Indian market, the American Society for Metals (ASM) International, the world’s largest association dealing in metal-centric materials scientists and engineers, is for the first time hosting MET-14, an international conference on emerging materials and processes for industrial applications, in India. ASM is a very popular name worldwide with…

  • Mysterious NASA plane spotted

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    A mysterious NASA plane has been spotted in eastern Africa, leaving people curious whether it was on some secret mission. The broad-winged white plane named WB-57 was photographed by the satellite company Digital Globe in the Republic of Djibouti in September, ABC News reported. “I really cannot give you any of the details. You know…

  • Modi disapproves minister’s remark

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he strongly disapproves a controversial remark by Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and urged the opposition not to disrupt the Rajya Sabha. Making a statement in the house, which has been witnessing protests over Jyoti’s remark, Modi said she is a first time Lok Sabha MP from a humble background and…

  • Modi’s bureaucratic shakeup impress Obama

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    By Arun Kumar   US President Barack Obama is very much impressed with the way Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shaken up the bureaucratic inertia inside India to improve the business climate in the country. “India- Modi has impressed me so far with his willingness to shake up the bureaucratic inertia inside of India,” he…

  • UN panel probes Israeli attacks

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    A UN inquiry committee started probing the Israeli attacks on the world body’s institutions during the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip last summer, a senior official said. Robert Turner, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) director of operations in the Gaza Strip, told reporters that the committee was specialized in investigating the…

  • ‘Don’t be in search of stardom’

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    Multi platinum selling artist Kamaljit Singh Jhooti aka Jay Sean, tells Asha Singh of Asian Lite, about his journey into the music world. The British singer-songwriter and rapper is the first Asian R&B artist in the world; he’s back in the UK to reconnect with his fans.  AL:  You’re currently taking part in a number of master class…

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  • Story of a nurse as a doctor

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    University of Salford in England has awarded a PhD Degree to Mrs Agimol Pradeep for her research work entitled ‘Increasing Organ Donation in the North West, South Asian Community Through Targeted Education’.  Dr. Agimol Pradeep Being a regular witness to the shortage of organ donation especially among the South Asian community, Agimol, who works at the Central…

  • Boundaries can’t be rewritten: Jaitley

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      Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Pakistan should understand once and forever that boundaries between nations cannot be rewritten now. Addressing a gathering of local civil society and intellectuals here, Jaitley said: “Pakistan needs to understand once and forever that boundaries between nations cannot be rewritten now.” “Those few who believe resorting to violence can…

  • For Rohtak girls, the ordeal continues

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    By Jaideep Sarin  Two braveheart sisters who took on their tormentors in a moving bus as they were being molested and assaulted made it to national, and even international, headlines from Haryana’s Rohtak town. But in the same place, there were two other teenaged girls who, unable to bear their harassment, ended their lives just…

  • Fencing along Indo-Pak border close to complete

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    Nearly 2,000 km of fencing along the India-Pakistan border has been put in place even as cases of cross-border infiltration are rising, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said . In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said that in order to prevent infiltration and cross border illegal activities, the central…

  • Israel vote to dissolve parliament

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      Israeli lawmakers voted  in favour of dissolving parliament, setting the stage for a snap election in March. Wednesday’s vote was a preliminary one, as three further votes are expected later in the day and next week, which will officially dissolve the Israeli parliament, Xinhua reported. Earlier, a parliament spokesperson announced that the elections would…

  • Khaitan denied bail in VIP chopper case

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    The Delhi High Court  dismissed the bail plea of businessman Gautam Khaitan who was arrested in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal. Justice V.P. Vaish asked the investigating agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) to complete the investigation as early as possible and said after that Khaitan could file plea for bail.…

  • Iran launch airstrikes in Iraq: Pentagon

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    Iran has launched airstrikes in eastern Iraq against Islamic State militants, the Pentagon has revealed. But a spokesman said the US had not coordinated the attacks or military action with Tehran reported SKY News. Rear Admiral John Kirby said the US continued to fly missions over Iraq and that it was up to the Iraqi…

  • INTERVIEW: Lucy Hawking

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    By Shilpa Raina  Compared to their counterparts in other countries, Indian children are more curious about science and aerospace, observed novelist Lucy Hawking, daughter of British physicist Stephen Hawking, and felt it is the opportune moment to introduce Indian characters in her books. The 44-year-old science writer was in the capital for a children’s literary…

  • Age healthy with Mediterranean diet

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    Researchers have found that women who eat a Mediterranean diet can keep age-related diseases at bay and live longer than others. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes and heart-healthy fats and greater adherence to such a diet is associated with longer telomeres, the biomarkers of ageing, the findings showed. “To our…

  • Ferguson protesters demand ‘meaningful reform’

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    Several US protest leaders said that nationwide demonstrations against a grand jury decision to not indict a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager would continue to grow, as they did not see “meaningful reform” in many areas. “We’re going to continue to take to the streets, we’re going to continue to…

  • Cricketing world bid farewell to Hughes

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      Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was remembered by more than 5,000 people at an emotional funeral service in his hometown of Macksville in New South Wales. The service, which was televised and broadcast nationally, paid tribute to the popular batsman who was described as a “one of a kind” and “as loyal as they come”,…

  • Sadhvi has to go: Opposition

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      A united opposition created an uproar in both houses of parliament over union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti’s controversial remarks, leading to repeated adjournments in the Rajya Sabha and once in the Lok Sabha. This was the second consecutive day when a ruckus was created over the issue. Both the houses got off to a…

  • Indian authors make NYT 100 Books of 2014

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    By Arun Kumar  Works of five Indian-American and one Indian author figure among 100 Notable Books of 2014 selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Delhi-born Indian-American author Akhil Sharma’s novel “Family Life” figures in the Fiction & Poetry section. “Sharma’s novel, deeply unnerving and tender at the core, charts a…

  • Modi convenes CMs meet

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi Dec 7 to seek their views on the structure and functioning of the revamped Planning Commission, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Wednesday. Modi in his first Independence Day speech had announced that the 64-year old Planning Commission would…